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May 7, 2012
Friends find fitness together, compete in extreme race
When Shawna McManus and Pam Quinlivan signed up for the Tough Mudder — a 12-mile, 27-obstacle race — they didn’t anticipate what they would go through to reach the finish line. The obstacles were challenging: a 30-foot jump into cold, muddy water; a network of live electric wires (charged to 10,000 volts) to run through;… -
May 7, 2012
U-M among the Princeton Review’s 322 Green Colleges
More online ❙ For more information on the university’s sustainability efforts > ❙ Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green Colleges > The university was recognized for its commitment to sustainability in the 2012 edition of the Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green Colleges released April 17. Presented in partnership with the U.S. Green Building Council,… -
May 7, 2012
Health-minded employees sought to become MHealthy Champions
MHealthy now is recruiting new members for its MHealthy Champions program (formerly Wellness Champions). Champions are staff and faculty volunteers who help to create a culture of health within their work areas. The deadline to apply is Friday. MHealthy Champions have the opportunity to: ❙ Help tailor wellness programs and activities that best fit their… -
May 7, 2012
SHARP helps fund research into physical activity for women and girls
When a new sports research center for girls and women opened at U-M in 2011, Susan Woolford knew her work would be an ideal fit. A researcher whose interests focus on childhood obesity, she successfully applied for and received a grant from SHARP (Sport, Health and Activity Research and Policy Center) to explore the reasons… -
April 30, 2012
Old school: U-M in History
Women’s crew
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April 30, 2012
University chooses first Weinberg Fellow
More online • See a profile and video of Christoph Nolte discussing his fellowship project > • More about the Marshall Weinberg Population, Development, and Climate Change Fellows Program > Christoph Nolte, a doctoral candidate at the School of Natural Resources and Environment, has been selected as the first recipient of the Marshall Weinberg Population,… -
April 30, 2012
Investment update
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April 30, 2012
Don’t miss: Muscular dystrophy researcher to present Gelehrter Lectureship
Kay Davies, whose research focuses on movement and behavioral disorders pertaining to muscular dystrophy, will give the third annual Thomas D. Gelehrter Medical Genetics Lectureship. The talk will begin at 2 p.m. May 2 the Kahn Auditorium at the Biomedical Science Research Building. The event honors Gelehrter, a medical doctor, U-M professor emeritus of human… -
April 30, 2012
CoE works to reconnect its graduates through online initiative
A new College of Engineering initiative called MconneX will provide entertaining and educational content to the almost 70,000 engineering alumni through videos, as well as events and continuing education opportunities — all online and free of charge.
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April 30, 2012
Commencement images
Dr. Sanjay Gupta, a U-M alumnus, CNN medical correspondent and neurosurgeon, delivers the keynote address for 2012 Spring Commencement. “Make each moment count,” he told the graduates, who gathered in Michigan Stadium. “Don’t deprive yourself. Don’t impose too many rules.” Photo by Scott C. Soderberg, Michigan Photography. University Graduate Exercises participants file out of the…
